The grant helps HJPs carry out their work by enabling them to extend their capacities and driving innovation
The Clayton Utz Foundation has debuted a $50,000 grant geared towards helping health justice partnerships (HJPs) in Australia.
The Health Justice Partnership Award was created in acknowledgement of the current need HJPs have for financial support following a consultation with Health Justice Australia. The grant will enable one HJP to add to its capacity, support partnership staff and drive innovation in the sector.
The Clayton Utz Foundation contributed to the establishment of the HJP model in the country over the last decade by providing over $1m in support. The model bolsters health outcomes and access to justice by having healthcare professionals determine whether a patient may have legal concerns, and connecting them with an on-site lawyer if so.
“HJPs make absolute sense, and we're proud to have helped lay the foundations for HJPs to be embraced as a new way of delivering health and legal services,” foundation chair Marcus Davenport said, highlighting the way the sector has grown over the years.
The Clayton Utz Foundation also supported the establishment of Health Justice Australia in 2015.
